Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

111 reviews

noi_izora's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

It caused my OCD/anxiety to spike because the sad truth about this book is that we are slowly reaching the reality of events in the book into modern society. There are no heroic or super action-based moments, besides

Torture

If you have anxiety that can easily be heightened, I do NOT recommend reading.  
If you do read please remember that this book is a warning. NOT a guide! It is creepy how similar the world of the book and reality are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Police brutality, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and Body horror

ari_oreo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ow. My brain. It’s broken

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, and Emotional abuse

02_sarah's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The first two parts were very good at worldbuildung and disturbing - the third part was deeply terrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

riverleafing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder and Sexual content

woundedhouse's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Torture, and Vomit

kittygracex07's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Rape

leeyongjin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Death and Body shaming

kianga_black's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Police brutality

sp0okysandwich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Cursing, Confinement, and Sexual content

angeryuu's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pensaba que viviendo en el siglo XXI nada me sorprendería de este libro, conforme lo leía pensaba: "ah, esto ya sucede", "a esto llegaremos dentro de poco", etc. Aún así, la tercera parte del libro me ha dejado tieso y roto y con  muy mal cuerpo. Jamás pensaba que un libro podría dejarme con tanto miedo y mal cuerpo, para mí es un libro político de terror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Suicide